Still Not Driving
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Thanks you guys. I really do need all the help I can get. Here is what I am looking at. Alot of companys wanted me, but couldnt take me becouse I havent worked. Even after school. The biggest one was Stevens, Central ref, and Roahl!! Swift told me that I needed my CDL's first, and Knight said they would take me if I got them here in ky. Alliance called me, along with CRST. I havent talked to them yet. Swift and CRST has a school in lexington not 20 min away. A 2 week course. I guess its a reqruiting school. Maybe then swift will take me. I have a ex trainer that went over the road told me if I can get them here along with hazmat he will train me, and i will get paid as a team not a trainee. I cant remember the name of the company for some reason. Some small company out of Indiana. That sounds better and I will learn from a teacher, and wouldnt be thrown in a truck with a truck with a stranger. Super Service will train me also if I get my cdls first, and CR said it too. As for my DOC I dont know whats on it, but I know i called CR to see if I could go somewere else, maybe saltLake city. She told me no that if I couldnt pass in Indiana I will never be able to do it anywere. Blah! Blah! Just made want to fight for it more.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Welcome to the Forum! Where are you from in KY, I'm from Paducah. I'll be attending school there in April.
I am from Winchester. Are you going to one of the schools there? I made a friend from there when I was at CR England. I wish you the best at school. Have you drove before? I didnt, but loved it. There was nothing like it. It is the best feeling to make a turn so perfect and watch that trailer follow right along. I knew the first time I got in and started to drive this is what I was meant to do.
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Yeah, I would agree with Starcar that the Company-Sponsored Training Programs like you attended at CR England will be the way to go. You're this close to having your CDL and being out there on the road. It's just a matter of finding someone to let you get in a little more work so you can pass that CDL exam.
I must say though...in your circumstances, if you can't find a company-sponsored program to bring you on, you might be able to setup a deal with a local private school to send you through an abbreviated program. You might need a week at most to sharpen up a few things and get your confidence where it needs to be and then take the test again. So a local private school might allow you to pay for a week's training instead of the entire program and let you test in their trucks.
I love your fighting attitude! Stick with it. This will happen for ya as long as you stay determined and keep pushing forward.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.